I will use this category for reviews of math/teaching related books I have read.
It’s the first day of the year, and I have been reflecting back on 2018. Last year I set a reading challenge of 52 books for myself on Goodreads, and I made it. Many of the books I read were about education or mathematics. Here is a list of my 5 favorites, in no particular order. I will be posting my own reviews over the next few weeks. Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course…
Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success 1st Edition by Tia Brown McNair, Susan Albertine, Michelle Asha Cooper, Nicole McDonald, Thomas Major Jr. A speaker at an AB705 meeting I attended at Bakersfield College mentioned this book, and then an email from our college’s library mentioned that they had picked up a copy – so I had to give it a shot. The book, in my opinion, is more for college administrators than for faculty….
I intend to share reviews of the books I am reading on mathematics and teaching (& a few others as well) on my blog, using the “Book Corner” category. I have added the category to the menu at the top of the page, making it easy to find them all in one place. I’ll probably be starting by going back through some older books I have finished. Stay tuned …